Let's talk about Senate Republicans owning the Iran war.... - Belle of the Ranch

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Well, howdy there Internet people. It's Belle again. So, today we're going to talk about Senate Republicans owning the Iran war.

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So, a half-hearted War Powers Resolution vote took place in the Senate. It would have blocked Trump from further strikes in Iran. It was a party-line vote with the exception of Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky who voted in favor and Democratic Senator in name only John Fetterman of Pennsylvania who voted against.

They're calling this a War Powers Resolution vote. But let's be clear, Senate Republicans don't care about the War Power Resolution. They've given away that power to the presidency. There will be an explainer down below on the War Powers Resolution, but let's be clear about something. Trump appears to already be in violation of the War Powers Resolution. See, contrary to popular belief, the War Powers Resolution is in effect all the time.

The text limiting Trump is clear in Title 50, Chapter 33. It says, "The constitutional powers of the president as commander-in-chief to introduce United States armed forces into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances are exercised only pursuant to one a declaration of war, two specific statutory authorization, or three, a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.

Which of those three things happened? There was not an attack upon the United States. There was not a declaration of war. There is not specific statutory authorization. Let's be real clear on this. This has the potential to spin far outside the control of an aging reality TV host. We've already gotten clear indications that the administration is misleading the country about its reasons for the war. In fact, I'm not even sure they've agreed on one yet.

The shifting timelines for ending it are starting to seem real familiar. There is a very real potential for this to be another situation where US forces are put in harm's way based on less than accurate information for an ill-defined mission that continues to spiral out of control. The main difference here is that our allies aren't providing us the air of legitimacy on this one because after all, Trump said the US didn't need NATO.

The entire Republican party in the Senate except Rand Paul owns this and everything that happens. They had their chance to stop it. And not only did they refuse to exercise their constitutional responsibility, they refused to even hold him to the resolutions already passed. This set a ridiculously bad precedent.

Because he wasn't called on it this time and this wasn't stopped. I'd expect him to plunge American forces into harm's way anytime he needs to change the story. Since I don't really believe they care about the troops beyond props, I'm going to include a piece of rumor mill information that at time of recording is not confirmed. It says that Hegseth wants to put boots on the ground and that the only thing standing in his way is Marco Rubio. Your entire political fate depends on luck and Marco Rubio.

Anyway, it's just a thought. Y'all have a good day.